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France strolled to a comfortable win over Bulgaria in tonight’s World Cup qualifier, with West Ham star Dimitri Payet the stand-out Premier League representative.

Les Bleus went 1-0 down early on as they conceded a penalty, but it wasn’t long before they turned things around and took a 3-1 lead in at the break.

Atletico Madrid pair Antoine Griezmann and Kevin Gameiro really lit up the Stade de France with three goals between them, but here’s a look at how familiar faces from the likes of Arsenal, Manchester United and Manchester City got on…

It was a good night for:

Dimitri Payet – the West Ham man scored a nice, if accidental goal to make it 2-1 after 26 minutes, curling the ball in from long range. This was almost certainly an attempted cross, but such is the Frenchman’s sublime shooting technique from range, it’s little surprise that this one found its way into the back of the net.

Paul Pogba – not the most challenging game for the Manchester United man, and perhaps not enough to change some France fans’ dissatisfaction with his displays for the national team, but a busy 90 minutes and some moments of class to aid the team to victory.

Moussa Sissoko – not everyone’s cup of tea by a long way, but the Tottenham ace continues to establish himself as a consistent and reliable performer in his country’s colours.

Pogba pulled the strings for France’s midfield (Picture: Getty)

It was a bad night for:

Bacary Sagna – already an unpopular figure with home crowds in France, the Manchester City right-back made a right mess of things in the first five minutes as he gave away a very cheap penalty, which Bulgaria then scored from. He made up for it with an assist for Gameiro later on, but should be doing better.

Anthony Martial – barely featuring for Manchester United this season, the young forward also failed to get onto the pitch tonight, with even Andre-Pierre Gignac of Mexican side Tigres even preferred coming off the bench.